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Adrian wrote: Keith wrote: I'm not a big fan at all. I've only seen one movie which was many years ago in the theater. Take the Money and Run. I have no idea why we went to see it. My freind and I went. It's old school movie now, but I can hardly remember ever laughing so hard as we did, except for seeing Don Rickles in Vegas in the 70's.

So, you see Woody's first movie in theaters in 1969 and you can't remember laughing so hard, but in the following 37 years you never watch another of his movies? Am I the only one confused?

How can what I say be confusing? Maybe surprised would be a better word? At that time stars names meant much to nothing to me. I ususally didn't even know their names or who was the biggest star. Probably James Bond was about the coolest movie one could see and then there were horror movies to take your girlfriend, so she would grab you from being scared. I do remember seeing the advertisement for this bumbling character which looked funny. That was back when they knew how to advertise and make better movies. I don't even think I knew who Woody Allen was at that moment. If I remember correctly, someone told us it was real funny and we should see it. I haven't seen him play a character that interested me since TTMAR. You see Adrian, it wasn't the 'star' that drew interest, it a good ad, and was his somewhat bumbling character he was playing, that drew us to the movie.

I disagree. I think the best movie is the one where Woody and Chilly Willy go ice skating and that big walrus guy is trying to catch Chilly to eat him, I guess because it is so cold at the North Pole and there isn't much food around, even though I am pretty sure that Walruses (or is it Walrusi?) don't eat penguin. Anyway Woody totally has Chilly's back and they get into all kinds of antics. I won't ruin the ending for you guys so definitely check it out.

Keith wrote: I'm not a big fan at all. I've only seen one movie which was many years ago in the theater. Take the Money and Run. I have no idea why we went to see it. My freind and I went. It's old school movie now, but I can hardly remember ever laughing so hard as we did, except for seeing Don Rickles in Vegas in the 70's.

So, you see Woody's first movie in theaters in 1969 and you can't remember laughing so hard, but in the following 37 years you never watch another of his movies? Am I the only one confused?

I'm not a big fan at all. I've only seen one movie which was many years ago in the theater. Take the Money and Run. I have no idea why we went to see it. My freind and I went. It's old school movie now, but I can hardly remember ever laughing so hard as we did, except for seeing Don Rickles in Vegas in the 70's.

Those numbers are admittedly meaningless as I've not seen the full films but they are unfortunately indicators as to whether I will be wanting to watch them in their entirety. 8's, 9's and 10's would be examples of that. I tend to find that a small sampling of Woody Allen films, particulary his latest efforts is quite enough to get the general idea. That dreadful one with Tracy Ullman is an prime case of this. Okay enough. I get it already.

Annie Hall is simply the best of Woody. Some of his recent work though isn't bad.....I guess depending on how you define recent. Bullets Over Broadway was exceptional. I enjoyed Small Time Crooks and Curse of the Jade Scorpian. Really, the only film I have seen by him that I didn't really enjoy was Shadows and Fog.